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Sundaram Textiles Pvt Ltd, a new establishment to which the OSH Code applies, became subject to the Code on 1 April. It filed its electronic registration application on 20 May of the same year. Under the Code, what is the position?

The application is in time. An employer must apply electronically within sixty days of the Code applying to the establishment, and 20 May is within about fifty days of 1 April. Late fees apply only to applications filed after the sixty days.

  1. AThe application is within the sixty-day period, so no late fee arisesCorrect
  2. BThe application is late and the registering officer cannot entertain it
  3. CThe application is late but must be rejected unless the employer first obtains a court order
  4. DThe application is late only if filed after ninety days

Explanation

The employer must apply electronically within sixty days of the Code becoming applicable. From 1 April, 20 May falls within 49-50 days, so the application is in time. A late fee arises only when the application is filed after the sixty days, and even then the registering officer may entertain it on payment of the prescribed late fee.

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